Department of Sociology and Social Psychology (DSS)

Dr. Kateryna Sytkina

Research focuses

• Life event research
• Family, Health and Well-being
• Migration & Refugees

Curriculum vitae

• 2024 - Research assistant in PARFORM project, University of Mannheim, Germany
• 2022 - 2026 Pursuing PhD in Sociology, University of Cologne, Germany
• 2018 - 2021 Master's degree in Sociology and Social Research, University of Cologne, Germany
• 2014 - 2018 Bachelor's degree in Sociology, University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine

Selected publications

• Sytkina, K. & Leopold, T. (2026).Parental separation and the quality of extended kin relations. (doi to be added soon)
• Sytkina, K. (2024). Zooming into the first year after parental death: Loss and recovery in adult mental health. SSM - Mental Health, 5, 100317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2024.100317